Hand seed-drill.



E. F. NO RDIN.

HAND SEED DRlLL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3h 19M.

1,277,999. PatentedSept. 3,1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

ERNEST F. noamn, 0F BAYFIELID, WISCONSIN.

HAND SEED-DRILL.

and will also provide means whereby the said seeds are covered. IAnother object of this invention is the production of a hand seed drillin which means that regulate the discharge of seed from the drills canbe so adjusted that seeds of diflerent sizes can be planted withoutchanging in any way the operation of the device. a

A still further object of this invention is to provide a hand seed drillin which the usual complicated spring devices that actuate the seedfeeding means are eliminated, and the actuation of the feeding means iscontrolled by the handle of the device which is attached directly to theseed feeding means.

A still further object of this invention is the production of a seeddrill of the kind above described, that is simple in construction,efficient in operation, consists of the minimum number of parts andtherefore can be manufactured for the minimum amount.

With these and other objects in view, this structions, combinations andarrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of .theimproved device. Fig. 2 is a vertical se tion taken through the deviceas shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Referring to the parts by reference n'uv merals, it will be seen thatthis device is substantially funnel-shaped, and comprises a flaredhopper portion 10 and a tapering discharge spout 11 made integrallyhopper 10. A cover 12 is secured to the hopper 10 by means of the hinge13, and the same is provided with a circumferential,

flange 14: adjacent the peri hery of the cover,

Specification of Letters Patent.

with the V Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

Application filed October 31,- 1914. Serial No. 869,632.

the said flange 14 being spaced from the periphery of the cover, and isdisposed at an angle to the main portion of-thecover, and thus conformsto the contour of the inner face of the flared hopper 10. This isclearly shown in Fig; 2. If so desired, a

handle, a knob or projection of any desired type can be attached orformed with the cover 12 so that the same can be raised from theposition as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

At the juncture of the s out 11 and the flared hopper 10, a divisionplate 15 is made with the device or secured fast thereto, and 1sprovided with a discharge opening 16 and also a slot formed centrallvthereof for the purpose hereinafter set forth. A slide 17 is positionedon the upper face of the division plate 15, and is of such size as tocover the opening 16 formed in the division plate 15,

said slide is guided and retained on said plate 15 by means of the lips18 that are formed on the upper faceof the plate 15 and are bent over soas to enga e the slide 17, but at the same time to permit the same tohaveslidable movement on the plate 15. The hopper 10 is provided withanopening in the path of the travel of said slide 17, so as to allow forthe projection of a portion thereof out of the hopper so that theopening 16 can be uncovered and the seed passed'therethrough. A handleis provided for this device, and is rigidly connected to 'the outer faceof the hopper 10 as at 19,

-invention consists of certain novel con- .1 20. ,The said handle isthen bent to form a through an aperture 23 formed in the spout and thesame is then bent at right angles to the portion 22 thereof in' avertical plane to form the agitating portion 24:. This agitating portion24 passes through the centrally disposed slot in the division plate 15,and also through an opening formed in the slide 17, and therefore, bymovement of this agitating portion 2 1 in the slotformedin the divisionplate 15, movement is imparted to the slide'17. As is indicated in Fig.2, the

, device thus described is normally closed, and

when it is wished to feed a desired amount of seed through the dischargespout 11, a

pull on the grip portion 2.0 of the handle will move the agitatingportion 24 in such adir ct in th s t for ed. in th division plate 15that the slide 17 will be positioned relative to the plate 15, as isshown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the seeds held in the hopper 10 are free topass through the opening 16 formed in the plate 15. Means is providedwith this device whereby seeds of ditfercnt sizes may be planted by thisdevice, and said means comprises a collar 21L having a set screw 25passing through a portion thereof, said collar being placed on theangularly extending portion 22 of the handle member, and said collar isretained in the desired position on the portion 22 by means of the setscrew 25 engaging said portion 22, and when the grip 20 of the handlemember is moved so as to uncover the opening 16, the collar 2i willengage the outer face of the spout 11 and thus limit the movement of theagitating portion 24. of the handle member and thus the slide will coveronly the desired portion of the opening 16.

At the discharging end of the discharge spout 11 is rigidly secured atine or prong 26 that will open the soil for the reception of the seedto be fed through the discharge spout 11, and there is also providedmeans whereby the seeds after being placed in the soil are covered. Onthe spout is provided a strip preferably of wire, the same beingdesignated by the numeral 27 and terminates in an angle foot 28, thatwill move the loose soil over the seed after the prong 26 has beenremoved from the soil and the seed deposited therein.

This device, as will be readily understood, is adapted for use in hotbeds and small gardens where it is impractical or impossible to use awheel tool. that necessitates the using of a draft animal and the devicehere tofore described will efficiently feed the seeds to the soil, thesame being provided with adjustable means whereby seeds of differentsizes can be fed through the discharge spout 11 without changing theoperation of the driil, and after the same have been fed into the spoutll and into the earth, the same being facilitated by the prong 26, thehandle member that is formed of spring wire or some other resilientmaterial is of course so gripped as to relieve pressure therefrom andallow the slide 17 to completely cover the opening 16. The device isthen moved in the desired direction with the prong 26 in the soil andthe seed feeding operation is repeated, and the angularly extending foot28 on the member 27 will move the loose soil over the seed thusdeposited. The device is used, as above set forth, when seed is beingsown in such soil as will easily permit the moving of the prong 26 inthe wished to confine the invention to the exactform herein shown anddescribed, but it is wished to include all. such as properly come withinthe scope claimed.

I claim:

1. In a seed drill, a hopper, a discharge spout, a division platebetween said hopper and said discharge spout having an opening formedtherein, a slide on said division plate, said opening in said divisionplate being in the path of said slide, said division plate provided witha slot formed centrally thereof, a spring handle member, a grip portionthereon, a portion of said handle member extending into said dischargespout and passing through said slot in said division plate and inengagement with said slide,

whereby by the movement of said grip portion of said handle member, saidslide will be moved on said division plate and an adjustable means onsaid handle member whereby the same abuts the outer face of saiddischarge spent so as to limit the movementof said portion of saidhandle member in engagement with said slide.

2. In a seed drill, a hopper, a discharge spout, a division platebetween said hopper and said discharge spout, means on said divisionplate for regulating the feeding of seeds from said hopper to saiddischarge spout, a'handle member comprising a grip, a portion of saidhandle member bent in spaced relation to said discharge spent, a secondportion of said handle member bent at right angles to said dischargespout and projected thereinto and a third portion of said handle memberbent at right angles to said last-mentioned portion and in engagementwith said seed feeding means whereby the actuation of said grip portionof said handle member operates said seed feeding means.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ERNEST F. NORDIN.

Witnesses E. L. PROTHERO, F. M. HERRIOK.

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